God’s Word Translation
Job 4:13
13With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,
Job 4:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
- New International Version (NIV)Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on people,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Amid thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- New King James Version (NKJV)In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
Context of Job 4:13
11The old lions die without any prey ⌞to eat⌟, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. 12“I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear. With disturbing thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on people, 14fear and trembling came over me, and all my bones shook. 15A spirit passed in front of me. It made my hair stand on end.
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בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 4:13
- Job 33:14“God speaks in one way, even in two ways without people noticing it:
- Genesis 20:3God came to Abimelech in a dream one night and said to him, “You’re going to die because of the woman that you’ve taken! She’s a married woman!”
- Genesis 28:12He had a dream in which he saw a stairway set up on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and coming down on it.
- Genesis 31:24God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.”
- Genesis 46:2God spoke to Israel in a vision that night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” “Here I am,” he answered.
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the Lord among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.
- Numbers 22:19Now, why don’t you stay here tonight, as the others did, and I’ll find out what else the Lord may have to tell me.”
- Daniel 2:19The secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision during the night. So Daniel praised the God of heaven.
- Daniel 4:5I had a dream that terrified me. The visions I had while I was asleep frightened me.
- Genesis 2:21So the Lord God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
- Genesis 15:12As the sun was just about to set, a deep sleep—a dreadful, deep darkness—came over Abram.
- Daniel 8:18As he spoke to me, I fainted facedown on the ground, but he touched me and made me stand up.
- Daniel 10:9I heard the man speak, and as I listened to his words, I fainted facedown on the ground.
Commentaries on Job 4:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13From the visions of the night - "It is in vain," says Mr. Good, "to search through ancient or modern poetry for a description that has any pretensions to rival that upon which we are now entering. Midnight-solitude - the deep sleep of all around - the dreadful chill and horripilation or erection of the hair over the whole body - the shivering, not of the muscles only, but of the bones themselves - the gliding approach of the spectre - the abruptness of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13In thoughts - Amidst the tumultuous and anxious thoughts which occur in the night. The Hebrew word rendered thoughts, (שׂעפים śâ‛ı̂phı̂ym ), means thoughts which divide and distract the mind. From the visions of the night - On the meaning of the word visions, see the notes at Isaiah 1:1. This was a common mode in which the will of God was made known in ancient times. For an extended description of this method of communicating the will of God, the reader…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts, and are still, Psa 4:4, then is a time for the Holy Spirit to commune with us. This vision put him into very great fear. Ever since man sinned, it has been terrible to him to receive communications from Heaven, conscious that he can expect no good tidings thence. Sinful man! shall he pretend to be more just, more pure, than God, who being his Maker, is his Lord and Owner?…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Eliphaz probably referred to the sleep caused by God that links to the visions given to prophets (33:15; Genesis 15:12; Numbers 12:6; Isaiah 29:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. In thoughts from the visions of the night--[So Winer]. While revolving night visions previously made to him (Da 2:29). Rather, "In my manifold (Hebrew, divided) thoughts, before the visions of the night commenced"; therefore not a delusive dream (Psa 4:4) [Umbreit]. deep sleep--(Ge 2:21; 15:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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